An expansive analysis of the DNA from ancient remains has revealed cases of Down syndrome from the past — and potentially an archaeological first. The new study, published in the journal Nature ...

Six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edward syndrome (a more severe condition) have been found in the surviving DNA of human populations living in Spain, Bulgaria, Finland and Greece as long as ...

Remains of a stillborn infant with Down syndrome from the Iron Age, found in a 2,800-year-old house at the Las Eretas archaeological site in Spain. Government of Navarre and J.L. Larrion Scientists ...

The discovery may help shed light on how prehistoric societies treated children with rare conditions. By Carl Zimmer Scientists have diagnosed Down syndrome from DNA in the ancient bones of seven ...

The team identified six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edwards syndrome in human populations that were living in Spain, Bulgaria, Finland, and Greece from as long ago as 4,500 years before ...

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Researchers analyzed the remains of infants buried across Europe and found six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edwards syndrome, according to the study. The Government of Navarre and J.L.

Remains of individual “CRU001”, who the researchers discovered had Down syndrome. The remains were found at a site in Spain dating to the Iron Age. Photograph from the Government of Navarre and J.L.